此 cǐ — this · English

此

cǐ

this

At a glance · 此

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

此字小篆从止从匕，会意为脚所止处，本义为这、此。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

此本义为这、这里，指示代词。

Structure

会意字，从止从匕，表示人止步之处，引申为此。

At a glance

Pinyincǐ

Radical止

Strokes6

UnicodeU+6B64

Character type会意

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English this Ci is an associative character meaning this and here.

Français ceci, ce Ci est un caractère associatif signifiant ceci et ce.

Español esto, este Ci es un carácter asociativo que significa esto y este.

العربية هذا تسي حرف تركيبي يعني هذا وهنا.

Русский этот, это Цы — ассоциативный знак, означающий этот и здесь.

Common words

此cǐthis
因此yīn cǐtherefore

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